R-05 Escape From Denver

The R-05 Escape From Denver is a short but furious stage. It revisits part of the R-03 Mile High mission, but has Raiden going in reverse out of the city instead.

One of the katana-wielding custom cyborgs that attack you in the beginning pf this chapter is a lefty. Chop the hand off and look around at the grassy area after the battle, to find a box with an Endurance Plus.

Moving on, you might want to stealth kill the three patrolling before crossing to the other side of the street, where you'll find a green trash bin. Attack it for a data storage item. Proceed onward to the city square where a heavily armored, hammer-wielding lefty is waiting near the fountain.

Beyond here is a long flight of stairs populated by dwarf gekkos and Sliders. Get past them undetected with the cardboard box or oil drum, and a Gekko Mimic will be lurking about near the bottom of the stairs. Kill it along with all the reinforcements and continue to the next section.

Here, you'll run into another lefty guarding the final hostage together with a GRAD UG and another cyborg. To rescue this man, stealth kill the guard on the ledge first then back away to avoid alerting the GRAD. Next, Ninja Run and take cover behind the APC then quickly move over to the police cruiser where you can safely toss an EM Grenade to stun the two cyborgs, then jump in to deal with the GRAD. Take the fight in a direction away from the hostage so that the UG does not skate over the man and kill him.

Stealth kill the Mastiff lurking some ways down the street, and near the objective marker, a cyborg will emerge from behind a shutter. Eliminate him and head inside that building to find a VRM Computer. But activating it triggers an ambush by three Mastiffs. Head to the destination marker now.

There is no boss in this level (it is in R-06 Badlands Showdown) but the tough enemies here (Fenrir and Raptor if you cause too many alerts, Grad, Gekko, and multiple Mastiffs) will keep you busy. If you are looking to complete this mission quickly, learn to stealth kill and to sneak (with the Cardboard Box or Drum Can). The achievement is Great Escape.

COLLECTIBLES

Collectibles in R-05 Escape From Denver (the unloved sequel of Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.), as encountered in order from mission start to mission finish. If you want the locations of collectibles sorted by type, please refer to their respective page(s).

LEFTY R-05 001 OF 3

One of the first two armored katana-wielding custom cyborgs will be a lefty. The trick is to survive long enough to de-armor the lefty's left arm, then parry to trigger a "Blade Mode" moment so you can cut the arm off in peace. Note if you fail, you can restart the level to try again.

R-05 ENDURANCE PLUS

Immediately after the first battle with the heavily armed cyborgs, check the grassy area to the "southeast" of the starting area (behind the World Marshal sign). The life up is in the Blade Mode Box.

Remember that by disabling the mini-map from turning with your camera in the game's Option menu, you will have a rudimentary compass as the map will not turn with you.

DATA STORAGE R-05 001 OF 1

In a green waste container (trashcan) near the subway train in the first plaza. Destroy the container for the item.

LEFTY R-05 002 OF 3

Just after the first trio of Gekko, there is a heavily armed hammer-using cyborg who is a lefty. Choppy, choppy. The checkpoint is right after you slay the Gekko, so you can retry the plaza easily.

R-05 HUMANOID DWARF GEKKO

This dwarf gekko humanoid is at the bottom of the long staircase after the plaza with the hammer cyborg. For it to appear though, Raiden cannot cause an alert from the Dwarf Gekko sentries or the patrolling Sliders starting from the top of the long stairs.

Use a Cardboard Box or Oil Drum Can to sneak by the unmanned gears. Stop moving at the top of the stairs to avoid being detected by the Sliders or other Dwarf Gekko.

R-05 HOSTAGE 1 of 1

This hostage is the hardest to rescue, chiefly because of the placement of the Grad UG.

Begin by stealth killing the cyborg standing guard at the top of the stairs. Once you're done with the zandatsu or the stealth kill, back away from the ledge, or the Grad will spot Raiden.

Next, locate the stairs going down towards the barricade. The Grad will always detect Raiden if you simply jog to cover. Instead, hold the button/trigger for Ninja Run and get to cover behind one of the APCs before the white targeting reticle from the Grad can "lock on" to Raiden.

With Raiden safely behind hard cover, it's simply a matter of getting close enough to deploy an EM Grenade to shock the cyborgs for slaughter. Note that the Tactical Sai's Lorentz Force or another EM Grenade helps keep the Grad stationary or it may "skate" (or wheel mode) into the hostage and kill him.

LEFTY R-05 003 OF 3

The hostage in the plaza being hounded by the cyborgs and a GRAD has a lefty (near the hostage). The enemy isn't armored on Easy and Normal, so you can forcefully cut off the arm before the rest of the goons gear up.

VRM-018 COMPUTER

Just before the exit, there is a cyborg who comes out of a metal shutter. The VRM computer is in that building, but if you activate it, you will have to fight an ambush of tough enemies.